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...skill of Boxing is the skill of a highly trained nervous system, capable of instant reflex action; it is the skill of perfect balance and graceful efficient movement . . ." tercollegiate bout, and is not its objective...
ITHACA, Feb. 18--The fencing team lost to Cornell, 18 to 9, as the helpless epee team failed to win a bout...
...meeting in the Oakland municipal auditorium, Stevenson found it necessary to calm the frenzied crowd of 3,600 after it interrupted his talk repeatedly with applause, cheers and stomping. Raising a hand, he said: "You must not get so excited. This is just a primary. The main bout will be next November...
...winter, he was good enough to whip Lightweight Champion Joe Gans (who kept the title because Sam had weighed in 8 oz. over the limit). By the time he was 18, "the Boston Tar Baby" was so good that he could beat almost anyone who would give him a bout. In 1906, weighing only 146, he tackled future Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson (185 Ibs.). Only the bell saved Johnson from a fifth-round knockout; only a dubious decision saved him the fight. Afterwards, big Jack would never fight Sam again...
Both Furry and Kamin have been involved in a legal bout with Congressional investigating committees for nearly three years. They cited the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in 1953 appearances before the Jenner and Velde committees, but they were censured by the University for employing a tactic that might indicate guilt of a crime...